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Prevalence of child marriage and its impact on fertility outcomes in 34 sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: The issue of child marriage is a form of human rights violation among young women mainly in resource-constrained countries. …
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Rethinking obstetric violence and the “neglect of neglect”: the silence of a labour ward milieu in a South African district hospital
BACKGROUND: Research into the mistreatment of women during childbirth has increased over recent years. Overt violence is an important focus …
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Health care providers’ and mothers’ perceptions about the medicalization of female genital mutilation or cutting in Egypt: a cross-sectional qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a traditional harmful practice that has been prevalent in Egypt for many years. The …
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The relationship between depression and sexual health service utilization among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa
BACKGROUND: In Cote D'Ivoire, there has been limited coverage of evidence-based sexual health services specifically supporting men who have sex …
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A harmful traditional practice exposing young girls to experience virgin pregnancy (Shilshalo): a qualitative study in Argoba community, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: There are various harmful traditional practices and beliefs across the different parts of Ethiopia. Shilshalo, which is yet little …
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HIV prevention: mapping Mozambican people’s views on the acceptability of the widow’s sexual cleansing ritual called pita-kufa
BACKGROUND: In Mozambique, the widow is traditionally required to undergo a cleansing ritual called pita-kufa, which generally involves several sessions …
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Critical assessment of refugees’ needs in post-emergency context: the case of Malian war refugees settled in Northern Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Empirically assessing the needs of refugees in camps is critical to the improvement of existing policies and programs that …
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Shared latrines in Maputo, Mozambique: exploring emotional well-being and psychosocial stress
BACKGROUND: Approximately 18% of Sub-Saharan Africa's urban population relies on shared sanitation facilities, which are shared by one or more …
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Combining survey data, GIS and qualitative interviews in the analysis of health service access for persons with disabilities
BACKGROUND: Equitable access to health services is a key ingredient in reaching health for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable …
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Determinants and perceptions of the utilization of tetanus toxoid immunization among reproductive-age women in Dukem Town, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) is still the major public health problem in about 25 countries, mainly in Africa …
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Realization of the right to adequate food and the nutritional status of land evictees: a case for mothers/caregivers and their children in rural Central Uganda
BACKGROUND: In developing countries like Uganda, the human right to adequate food (RtAF) is inextricably linked to access to land …
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Causes of death among street-connected children and youth in Eldoret, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Street-connected young people carry a disproportionate burden of morbidities, and engage in a variety of practices that may heighten …
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Persons with disabilities as experts-by experience: using personal narratives to affect community attitudes in Kilifi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: The last decade has seen improved public awareness of disability in sub-Saharan Africa. However, negative and stereotypical views of …
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Informal workers’ access to health care services: findings from a qualitative study in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Over the past two decades, employment in the informal sector has grown rapidly in all regions including low and …
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Attitudes towards help-seeking for sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian settings: the case of Rwamwanja refugee settlement scheme in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) remains a silent epidemic in many humanitarian settings with many survivors concealing their experiences. …
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Care-‘less’: exploring the interface between child care and parental control in the context of child rights for workers in children’s homes in Ghana
BACKGROUND: This study explored how employed caregivers experience the interface between child care, parental control and child rights in the …
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Socioeconomic and environmental determinants of under-five mortality in Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a matched case control study
BACKGROUND: Despite global declaration of the right to life as a fundamental human right and substantial progress in reducing childhood …
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Does exposure to interparental violence increase women’s risk of intimate partner violence? Evidence from Nigeria demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Exposure to interparental violence (EIPV) has been identified as a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV). However, studies …
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Adolescents’ reproductive health knowledge, choices and factors affecting reproductive health choices: a qualitative study in the West Gonja District in Northern region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: In Ghana, adolescents constitute about a quarter of the total population. These adolescents make reproductive health decisions and choices …
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Human rights and mental health in post-apartheid South Africa: lessons from health care professionals working with suicidal inmates in the prison system
BACKGROUND: During the era of apartheid in South Africa, a number of mental health professionals were vocal about the need …
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